Capability of X-Band Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Monitor Land Subsidence in the Venice Lagoon

2014 ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Pietro Teatini ◽  
Luigi Tosi ◽  
Tazio Strozzi
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Venice Lagoon ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
X Band

scholarly journals Regional and local land subsidence at the Venice coastland by TerraSAR-X PSI

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Tosi ◽  
T. Strozzi ◽  
C. Da Lio ◽  
P. Teatini
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Image Resolution ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Large Structures ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
X Band ◽  
High Image Resolution ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
The City

Abstract. Land subsidence occurred at the Venice coastland over the 2008–2011 period has been investigated by Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) using a stack of 90 TerraSAR-X stripmap images with a 3 m resolution and a 11-day revisiting time. The regular X-band SAR acquisitions over more than three years coupled with the very-high image resolution has significantly improved the monitoring of ground displacements at regional and local scales, e.g., the entire lagoon, especially the historical palaces, the MoSE large structures under construction at the lagoon inlets to disconnect the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea during high tides, and single small structures scattered within the lagoon environments. Our results show that subsidence is characterized by a certain variability at the regional scale with superimposed important local displacements. The movements range from a gentle uplift to subsidence rates of up to 35 mm yr−1. For instance, settlements of 30–35 mm yr−1 have been detected at the three lagoon inlets in correspondence of the MoSE works, and local sinking bowls up to 10 mm yr−1 connected with the construction of new large buildings or restoration works have been measured in the Venice and Chioggia historical centers. Focusing on the city of Venice, the mean subsidence of 1.1 ± 1.0 mm yr−1 confirms the general stability of the historical center.

scholarly journals Land Subsidence in Coastal Environments: Knowledge Advance in the Venice Coastland by TerraSAR-X PSI

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Tosi ◽  
Cristina Lio ◽  
Pietro Teatini ◽  
Tazio Strozzi
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Salt Marshes ◽  
Venice Lagoon ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Ground Movements ◽  
Driving Mechanisms ◽  
Very High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
German Aerospace

The use of satellite SAR interferometric methods has significantly improved the monitoring of ground movements over the last decades, thus opening new possibilities for a more accurate interpretation of land subsidence and its driving mechanisms. TerraSAR-X has been extensively used to study land subsidence in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, with the aim of quantifying the natural and anthropogenic causes. In this paper, we review and update the main results achieved by three research projects supported by DLR AOs (German Aerospace Center Announcement of Opportunity) and conducted to test the capability of TerraSAR-X PSI (Persistent Scatterer Interferometry) to detect ground movements in the complex physiographic setting of the Venice transitional coastal environment. The investigations have been focused on the historical center of Venice, the lagoon inlets where the MoSE is under construction, salt marshes, and newly built-up areas in the littoral. PSI on stacks of stripmap TerraSAR-X images covering short- to long-time periods (i.e., the years 2008–2009, 2008–2011 and 2008–2013) has proven particularly effective to measure land subsidence in the Venice coastland. The very high spatial resolution (3 m) and the short repeat time interval (11 days) of the TerraSAR-X acquisitions make it possible to investigate ground movements with a detail unavailable in the past. The interferometric products, properly calibrated, allowed for a millimetric vertical accuracy of the land movements at both the regional and local scales, even for short-term analyses, i.e., spanning one year only. The new picture of the land movement resulted from processing TerraSAR-X images has significantly contributed to update the knowledge on the subsidence process at the Venice coast.

scholarly journals PSI-based methodology to land subsidence mechanism recognition

2015 ◽  
Vol 372 ◽  
pp. 357-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bonì ◽  
C. Meisina ◽  
C. Perotti ◽  
F. Fenaroli
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Vadose Zone ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Clay Soils ◽  
Soil Consolidation ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Temporal Scales ◽  
Po Plain ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract. A methodology based on Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) is proposed in order to disentangle the contribution of different processes that act at different spatio-temporal scales in land subsidence (i.e. vadose zone processes as swelling/shrinkage of clay soils, soil consolidation and fluid extraction). The methodology was applied in different Italian geological contexts characterized by natural and anthropic processes (i.e. a Prealpine valley and the Po Plain in northern Italy).

scholarly journals Spatial Analysis of Land Subsidence in the San Luis Potosi Valley Induced by Aquifer Overexploitation Using the Coherent Pixels Technique (CPT) and Sentinel-1 InSAR Observation

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3822
Author(s):  
María Inés Navarro-Hernández ◽  
Roberto Tomás ◽  
Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez ◽  
Abraham Cárdenas-Tristán ◽  
Jordi J. Mallorquí
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Groundwater Withdrawal ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
San Luis ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite ◽  
San Luis Potosí

The San Luis Potosi metropolitan area has suffered considerable damage from land subsidence over the past decades, which has become visible since 1990. This paper seeks to evaluate the effects of groundwater withdrawal on land subsidence in the San Luis Potosi Valley and the development of surface faults due to the differential compaction of sediments. For this purpose, we applied the Coherent Pixels Technique (CPT), a Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) technique, using 112 Sentinel-1 acquisitions from October 2014 to November 2019 to estimate the deformation rate. The results revealed that the deformation areas in the municipality of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez mostly exhibit subsidence values between −1.5 and −3.5 cm/year; whereas in San Luis Potosi these values are between −1.8 and −4.2 cm/year. The PSI results were validated by five Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) benchmarks available, providing a data correlation between the results obtained with both techniques of 0.986. This validation suggests that interferometric derived deformations agree well with results obtained from GNSS data. The strong relationship between trace fault, land subsidence,e and groundwater extraction suggests that groundwater withdrawal is resulting in subsidence induced faulting, which follows the pattern of structural faults buried by sediments.

scholarly journals Measuring thermal expansion using X-band persistent scatterer interferometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Crosetto ◽  
Oriol Monserrat ◽  
María Cuevas-González ◽  
Núria Devanthéry ◽  
Guido Luzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
X Band

scholarly journals PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE LAND SUBSIDENCE PHENOMENA OCCURRING AT THE INDUSTRIAL-COMMERSIAL AREA OF ELEONAS, ATHENS, GREECE

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 1703
Author(s):  
A. Kaitantzian ◽  
C. Loupasakis
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Hydrogeological Conditions ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Vertical Displacements

Land subsidence is a common phenomenon occurring in several regions worldwide.The current work focus on the industrial-commersial area of Eleonas, Athens, where vertical displacements were identified by Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) analysis. The rate of deformation in the study area according to the PSI results, during the period from May 1992 to December 2000, ranged between -1.5 and -10 mm/yr. The evaluation of the geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological conditions of the area combined with the PSI data provided substantial information for the interpretation of the land subsidence phenomenon. Also, the knowledge of the land use distribution and the activities taking place in the area helped the detection of its causal factors.

Resolving land subsidence within the Venice Lagoon by persistent scatterer SAR interferometry

2012 ◽  
Vol 40-41 ◽  
pp. 72-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Teatini ◽  
L. Tosi ◽  
T. Strozzi ◽  
L. Carbognin ◽  
G. Cecconi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
Venice Lagoon ◽  
Sar Interferometry ◽  
Persistent Scatterer
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